Old Palm notepad replacement?

[epp_b]

I'm not sure if it is a new Palm OS thing or a Garmin thing to not include the Notepad program, but either way I found it particularly useful. Are there any good alternatives to it? The same feature set would be good - nothing less, nothing more (more is fine ;). Basically the ability to jot notes easily, put an alarm it, title the note, etc. Oh, yeah, free would also be preferable ;)

Any such existant program?

[0gopogo]

Diddlebug (http://diddlebug.sourceforge.net/)? A Windoze version - WindleBug - exists, too.

[epp_b]

Er...I tried that already - it's buggy and doesn't work properly.

[0gopogo]

DiddleBug works very well for me. Anyway, you could try BugMe; or google for e.g. "palm notepad" or "palm notepad replacement".

[epp_b]

I couldln't get it working properly. After closing and re-entering the DiddleBug program, only the top 10% of the last note I took would show. It looked like the bottom 90% was erased. As for BugMe, I don't think I want to pay $20 USD for a notepad.

[reinbeau]

Diddlebug has always worked flawlessly for me, I've used it for years. Something was wrong with your installation.

[Nora]

I don't know why Garmin decided to ditch the notepad. I realize that the Q button is using the Palm's notepad button, but they could still have one. I use Diddlebug, too, but I also use WordSmith (http://www.bluenomad.com/ws/prod_wordsmith_details.html). Far from free, but a really great app. It has a memo tab for simple stuff and a doc tab for formatted stuff.

Have you searched on PalmGear? They have lots of free stuff.

[epp_b]

Ah ha...I must have been using an older version that didn't fully support OS 5. I just downloaded the latest version, which seems to be working.

Thanks! :)

[epp_b]

Update: FYI, you can beam the Notepad PRC from another OS5 unit using a program that ignores file locks, such as FileZ - and it works perfectly! :)

I beamed Notepad over to my iQue from my dad's Zire 31.

[mavican]

I use Sketcher ver 2.0 It is freeware. I have had no problems with it on my iQue 3600.
http://www.palmettologic.com/Sketcher.html

[epp_b]

I just actually deleted DiddleBug off of my iQue. It's a nice program, easy-to-use, it works...the only thing is that the DiddleBug alarm conflict with any other alarms (eg.: datebook) if set off at the same time, causing a hang with a constant tone of the midi file. It needs a soft reset to be fixed.

Since I have Palm Notepad now, I'm fine without DiddleBug or Sketcher (which I tried just for kicks). Thanks all!